Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Caradrinini (tribe)/  Athetina (subtribe)/  Athetis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1909
Citation:	Athetis melanosticta, n. sp.
Original genus:	Athetis
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued).
Journal:	—
Volume:	8
Issue:
Pagination:	342–343; pl. 130, fig. 10
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32576641

Athetis melanosticta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Athi-ya-Mawe, 14.iii.1899, leg. C. S. Betton.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 52
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	Eritrea		page MSNM
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 343
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	Mozambique		Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 241
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 343
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	South Africa	Limpopo	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 241
Athetis melanosticta Hampson, 1909	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 343

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Athetis melanosticta (1)

Athetis melanosticta (2)

Athetis fuscoirrorata (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Athetis fuscoirrorata Strand, 1916	Strand, 1916	species	Misapplied	Athetis fuscoirrorata